Profile
Name Dr. N. P. Kavitha Ph. D.
Designation Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest Heat Transfer, Process Equipment Design, Wastewater Treatment, CFD Modeling, Numerical Modelling
Room No. 6102
Intercom No. 551
Mobile 9789950621
Email Id (Official) npkavitha@svce.ac.in
Email Id (Personal) kavilan2014@gmail.com
Qualification
  • B Tech Chemical Engineering – Kongu Engineering College, Bharathiar University (1998)
  • M Tech Chemical Engineering – AC Tech Campus, Anna University (2013)
  • Ph.D Chemical Engineering – Anna University (2019)
Academic Experience
    Academic

  • Teaching Fellow Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University July 2013 Dec 2013 (6 months)

    • Research

  • Senior Research Fellow – Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University Dec 2013 to Sep 2014 (9 months)
  • Women Scientist DST, Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University, Sep 2014 to Sep 2017 (3 years)
  • Research Fellow Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University, Sep 2017 to Mar 2019

    • Industry

  • Working & Financial Partner ? NMP Pulp Products May 1998 to May 2003 (5 years)
  • Technical Development Engineer, IWL Limited, Chennai, July 2007 to Sep 2011
Courses Handled
  • Chemical Process Calculations
  • Transport Phenomena
  • Mass Transfer
  • Heat Transfer
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • Process Equipment Design
  • Mechanics of Solids
  • Fluidization Engineering
  • Process Equipment Design I & II
  • Indian Constitution and Society
  • Mass Transfer Laboratory
  • Mechanical Operations Laboratory
Research & Consultancy
    Research Grants Received

  • Grant SVCE Intramural Research Grant
    Name of Funding Organization : Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE)
    Amount Awarded: Rs. 70,000
    Period of Grant Award: 2 year (Jan 2023 – June 2024)
    Title of Project
  • R. Jothiramalingam, T. Radhik, N. P. Kavitha, H. Al-Lohedana, D. M. Aldhayan, M. Karnan, Synthesis, morphology and electrical property characteristics of MXene based titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) coating on non-woven cotton paper, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 19, 1, 2024, p. 15 – 24
  • Kavitha N Palani, Balasubramanian Natesan, Mathematical modelling and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) approach of Electrocoagulation hybrid Activated Sludge process for an efficient removal of Selenium from mining wastewater, Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology, 2024, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 279-291.
  • Vinayagam, V., Kavitha N Palani, Ganesh, S., Kushwaha, O.S. and Pugalenthi, A., 2023. Recent breakthroughs on the development of electrodeionization systems for toxic pollutants removal from water environment. Environmental Research, p.117549.
  • Singaraj, J.M., Mary, A.S.V.J., Bhaskara, P., Dhamodharan, S., Selvamani, O., Kavitha N Palani,. and Natesan, B., A Detailed Discourse on the Epistemology of Lithium?Sulfur Batteries. Chemical Engineering & Technology., 2023.
  • Ramasamy, N., Sivalingam, A., Saravanabhavan, S.S., Kavitha N Palani, and Natesan, B.,2023. Preparation and evaluation of physicochemical studies of novel natural cellulose microfibril (CMF) reinforced poly (sodium acrylate) hydrogel. Carbon Letters, pp.1-13.
  • Vinayagam, V., Kavitha N Palani, Ganesh, S., Rajesh, S., Akula, V.V., Avoodaiappan, R., Kushwaha, O.S. and Pugazhendhi, A., 2023. Recent developments on advanced oxidation processes for degradation of pollutants from wastewater with focus on antibiotics and organic dyes. Environmental Research, p.117500.
  • Kavitha N P, Development of Chitosan@Fe2O3 /rGO/Bi2S3 as a New Eco-Friendly Photocatalyst for Enhancing the Catalytic Stability and Superior Degradation of Organic Pollutants, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 49, 2603-2624 (2023)
  • S. Naveen Kumar · Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar · Muthusamy Karnan · N. P. Kavitha, Estimation of effective diffusivity, thermodynamic parameter and drying kinetics exploration in cofee berries drying, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 1371-1384 (2023).
  • Naveen Kumar S, M Johnsi, Asha Shalini V J, Kavitha N P, Balasubramanian, Vitalizing the revival of Coffea arabica waste for supercapacitor applications as cellulose nanofibrils separator, Accepted, Cellulose, Nov.2023.
  • Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Kamalakannan Vasantha Palaniappan, Manokaran Janakiraman, Nithya Ramasamy, Balasubramanian Natesan, Electrooxidation integrated membrane bioreactor for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment to mitigate fouling, Canadian journal of chemical Engineering.
  • Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani,Darshini Saravanan,KamalakannanVasantha Palaniappan, Shanmuga Sundar, N. Balasubramanian, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 36, 2, pp 265?27.
  • Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Nithya Ramasamy, Kamalakannan Vasantha Palaniappan, Yun Suk Huh Balasubramanian Natesan, Development of integrated membrane bioreactor and numerical modelling to mitigate fouling and reduced energy consumption in pharmaceutical wastewater treatment, Journal of Industrial Engineering & Chemistry, 2019, 76, 25, 150-159.
  • Vadivel S, Kamalakannan V.P, Kavitha N. P, Santhoshini Priya T, Balasubramanian. N, Development of novel Ag modified BiOF squares/g-C3N4 composite for photocatalytic applications, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing.
  • Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Sivaranjani, Kamalakannan Vasantha Palaniappan, Jonna Narendranath, Balasubramanian Natesan, Estimation of mass transfer coefficient through modeling and operating cost analysis in electrolytic and integrated process for removal of Selenium, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy.
  • Kavitha N P, Thanigaivel M, Shanmuga Sundar, Hima Bindhu Gosala, Krishnamoorthi S, Yun Suk Huh, Efficacy, Efficacy of organic pollutant removal from pharmaceutical wastewater using rotating disc electrochemical reactor, Water Science & Technology.
  • Kavitha N P, Kamalakannan V P, Hima Bindhu Gosala, Natesan Balasubramanian, CFD Modeling of microfiltration membrane in membrane bioreactor, Water Supply, Under Review.
Conference / Workshop / FDP
  • Modeling, AI -ML in Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, CIT Coimbatore,05 – 09.02.2024
  • Short Term Training Program (STTP) on Process Modeling, Simulation and Control, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, 23 – 28.05.2024
  • Jow Raymund I, Dakshana K, Kavin Raghul L J, Johnsi M, Kavitha N P, Balasubramanian N, Development of Biopolymer Electrolytes Based on Agar – Agar for Solid- State Zinc-ion Batteries, National Conference on Nanomaterials for Energy Storage 2024, (NanoMatEs2024)
  • Attended an  AICTE Sponsored short term course on “Instrumental Methods of Analysis” held at SVCE from 04th to 9th November 2019.
  • Attended an One day National Conference on “Technological Innovation on Clean Energy Generation and Environmental Remediation” held at SVCE on 04th October 2019.
  • V P Kamalakannan, N P Kavitha, Keerthi, N Balasubramanian, Development of integrated membrane process for wastewater treatment and reuse, IECT, Indonesia.
  • Priyavadhanaa B V, Kavitha N P, Hima Bindhu Gosala, Naveen T, Natesan Balasubramanian, Simulation of hollow fibre membrane in membrane bioreactor, NITT, Trichy.
  • AICTE Sponsored Thermodynamics in Chemical Engineering held at AC Tech Anna University, Dec 2013.
  • FDP on Mechanics of Solids at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, April 2019
  • AICTE Sponsored Chemical Reaction Engineering II held at AC Tech Anna University, April 2019.
  • AICTE Sponsored Instrumental Methods and Analysis at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, November 2019
  • Kavitha N P, Estimation of mass transfer coefficient through numerical modelling and operating cost analysis in electrolytic and integrated process for removal of Selenium, IC GMRE Proceedings, SVCE.
  • Kavitha N P, Efficacy of different modes of fenton based electrochemical treatment for the removal Total Organic Carbon (TOC) from pharmaceutical wastewater using rotating disc electrochemical reactor, IC GMRE Proceedings, SVCE.

    • Guest Lectures Delivered

  • International Workshop and Conference on Membrane Assisted Water Purification Processes (ICMW 2023) MARCH 10th-12th 2023 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
  • Seminar on “Membrane Technologies of Wastewater” on December 11th & 12th 2023 in Cochin University.
Laboratory Handled
Training Attended
Additional Responsibilities
  • Mass Transfer Laboratory Incharge
  • Exam Coordinator
  • FAT Coordinator
  • Dept. IIC Coordinator
  • Dept. ARYA Coordinator
Achievements
  • Received a research grant of a combined value of ₹ 70,000 for research in the field of wastewater treatment
  • Women Scientist DST, Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University, Sep 2014 to Sep 2017 (3 years)
  • Project Completed funding from DST – WOSA entitled, “Electrooxidation integrated ozonated membrane bioreactor to mitigate fouling in wastewater treatment” worth of Rs.20, 00,080/-
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